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| 1. | [ adjective ] successive (without a break) | |
| Synonyms: | straight | |
| Examples: | "sick for five straight days" |
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| Related terms: | continuous | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] in regular succession without gaps | |
| Synonyms: | successive sequential serial sequent | |
| Examples: | "serial concerts" |
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| Related terms: | ordered | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in a consecutive manner | |
| Synonyms: | sequentially | |
| Examples: | "we numbered the papers consecutively" |
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| 4. | [ adjective ] one after the other | |
| Synonyms: | back-to-back | |
| Examples: | "back-to-back home runs" |
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| Related terms: | succeeding | |
| Similar spelling: |
consecutively consistence consequence consequential consistent consequent consecrate consistency consecrated conjecture consecration |
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